Bob Holthus
Bob Holthus
Robert E. "Bob" Holthuswas an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. As a second generation trainer, Holthus learned the profession from his father, Paul Holthus...
coming gives lawyer natural ron speed suspect
Lawyer Ron is coming up to the Southwest perfect. I suspect he will take some beating. His natural speed gives him an advantage.
confidence super
I thought he did a super job. He's got a lot of confidence in the horse.
hope improving sure
He's just progressively got better. He's improving every day. We don't know for sure where he's going to stop, but we hope that he's got a lot more left.
arkansas found good horse horses owners people
I think trainers and owners have found that Arkansas is a pretty good place to keep a horse in the wintertime. People would like to be in Florida, but I really think horses do well here in the winter.
finished four good run work
He hadn't run in about four weeks, so we wanted to get a good work in him, and he finished good.
kentucky win winning
He doesn't have to win this to go to the Kentucky Derby, but you would like to go there on a winning note, that's for sure.
close fairly lay natural speed stay
He doesn't have to be in front, but he's got enough natural speed to lay fairly close and stay out of trouble.
came felt good playing
He galloped out pretty strong. He felt good when he came back. He was playing around the barn. It didn't take too much out of him.
flies kentucky might monday odds second worse
He flies to Kentucky Monday morning. Odds for the Kentucky Derby? I think he will be no worse than second choice. Of course, I might have a bias.
breaths came deep taking
He wasn't taking any deep breaths when he came back. He's a dead-fit horse.
bother
I don't think an off-track would bother him.
race
I think you'll see a little different race out of him.
disappoint everybody glad standing uphold wished
I think everybody in the grandstand wished me luck. I was glad he was able to uphold his standing and didn't disappoint anybody.
achievement
I think this is a big accomplishment. Everything went about as well as we planned. Once he made his move, he pretty much had it made.